How reliable is OEWS compared to private job boards?

Extremely. OEWS pulls directly from true tax and payroll disclosures to the government, eliminating inflated self-reported figures typical on private job sites.

Only one single Key is required from the registration page. Simply plug it into the settings page and access the entire 20-year catalog of wage distribution profiles globally.

Why is wage data a unique server?

Because querying compensation brackets specific to states and detailed codes (like separating Senior vs Junior codes horizontally) takes specialized tool structures optimally tailored here.

BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server for Windsurf 1 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bls-wages-oews-occupational-employment": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server

If you need to know exactly how much a 'registered nurse in Texas' or a 'software engineer in Illinois' earns, OEWS is your required dataset.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 1 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

What you can find

Median / Average Pay — Discover true wage distributions percentiles.
Occupation Codes — Maps hundreds of distinct professions.
State Comparisons — Compare geographic locations for job offers.

The BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server exposes 1 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server with Windsurf.

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically

Start using BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment

Open Cascade and ask: "Using BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment, help me...". 1 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment through the Model Context Protocol.

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 1 tools are immediately available

Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

Live debugging: query BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

Documentation generation: pull schema information from BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

Rapid prototyping: combine BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Tools for Windsurf (1)

These 1 tools become available when you connect BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment to Windsurf via MCP:

query_bls

Use this instead of specific endpoints if you intimately know the underlying numerical code. Up to 50 concurrent lookbacks allowed. Generic BLS v2 api timeseries query. Requires explicit BLS Series IDs

Example Prompts for BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment in Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment immediately.

"What is the median salary for Software Developers in Texas versus California?"

"Tell me the hourly wage differences for Registered Nurses nationally."

"Compare top 90th percentile to bottom 10th for Accountants."

Troubleshooting BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating BLS Wages — OEWS Occupational Employment MCP Server with Windsurf.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.